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Fever and rash in a traveler returning to Europe from Colombia - Don't just think arboviral
A colombian female traveler of 40 years of age presented to the Emergency department. 48 hours before she arrived to Madrid from her home country, she referred a confluent pruritic erythematous rash, on the face, trunk, arms, and legs, associated to fever (38  °C), general malaise, and petechias. Blood tests revealed neutropenia (850 cells/uL), and slightly elevated GPT (57 U/L, reference: (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - November 9, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Enrique Farias, Fernando De Ory, Juan Manuel Acedo, C ésar Henriquez-Camacho Source Type: research

Outbreaks caused by Aedes aegyptis due to El Ni ño in a coastal area of Peru
Peru was considered by the Tyndall Centre as the third country most at risk (after Bangladesh and Honduras) of suffering the consequences of climate change [1]. Since the beginning of 2017, the reappearance of the coastal “El Niño” is affecting the health and economy of the Peruvian population due to inundations, landslides, droughts, and high temperatures [2]. The departments of the coastal zones bordering the Pacific Ocean have been the most affected due to rising river beds, with concomitant floods and mudsli des [3,4], as well as causing epidemic outbreaks, deaths, and economic losses [2,5]. (Source: Travel Medici...
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - November 9, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Eloy F. Ruiz, Claudia M. Vasquez-Galindo, Ximena M. Aquije-Pariona, J. Smith Torres-Roman Source Type: research

Toxocariasis in Africa: A One Health perspective
In this issue of Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease the findings of a first systematic review on toxocariasis in Africa [1] are presented. This is an important paper with implications for human and animal health and it is of significance in raising awareness of toxocariasis as a differential diagnosis in travel related infections acquired in Africa. Although there is overwhelming evidence that humans are frequently exposed to Toxocara spp., substantial knowledge gaps in animals, humans and the environment are major barriers to assessing the impact on individual and public health. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - November 8, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sonja Hartnack, Grace Alobo, Clovice Kankya Source Type: research

Practical guidance for dealing with death abroad
Most people travel with the intent of returning fit and well but we do know tragedies happen and coping with that eventuality could be totally devastating. Neither is it something that the average traveller is prepared for. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) produced a leaflet on this topic as far back as 2011. This would not be a leaflet I would normally give my travellers who I see in a clinic, however it has been a publication I've included in a display amongst other informative travel leaflets, hoping to register that such useful information does exist. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - November 3, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jane Chiodini Tags: Serendipity Source Type: research

Surviving Naegleria fowleri infections: Response
In their recent letter of concern regarding our paper “Surviving Naegleria fowleri infections” [1], the chief complaint raised by Linam and Cope appears to be the failure to cite their manuscript [2]. This is unfortunate but expected when manuscripts are written at the same time. Dr. Linam and his associates unequivocally deserve commendation for t heir work and publication in Pediatrics. However, it should be pointed out to Linam and Cope that their paper on Naegleria fowleri failed to cite key pieces of literature. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - November 1, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Travis W. Heggie Source Type: research

Editorial board
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Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - November 1, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Babesiosis – of joint Romanian and US ancestry
Viktor Babes, son of a Romanian magistrate, was born in Vienna in 1854. After studying medicine in Budapest and Vienna, and working in Paris (L. Pasteur) and Berlin (R. Virchow and R. Koch), he became a respected microbiologist with broad interests in immunology, vaccinology, virology, bacteriology, and public health. When he accepted a call as professor in Bucharest in 1887, he had already published more than one hundred scientific papers. In 1888, he reported „Sur 1'hémoglobinurie bactérienne du boeuf“, on bacteria-like organisms (Haematococcus bovis) in the red blood cells of cattle from the Danube lowlands with f...
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 28, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Dieter St ürchler Tags: Spotlight Source Type: research

Influenza risk at Muslim pilgrimages in Iraq and Saudi Arabia
The study by Yavarian et al. [1] is a major contribution to the field of mass gathering medicine for two reasons. Firstly, this is one among the very few studies addressing respiratory diseases in Karbala pilgrims in Iraq and in Umrah pilgrims to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Secondly, the design of the study includes a control group selected from the general population of Iran to which pilgrims can be compared. A Shiite Muslim pilgrimage takes place each year in Karbala, an Iraqi city of approximately 500,000 inhabitants located 100 km south-east of the capital, Baghdad. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 26, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Philippe Gautret Source Type: research

Deaths and parasuicides associated with mefloquine chemoprophylaxis: A systematic review
Mefloquine is recommended in international health guidelines for preventing malaria in travellers. Reports of psychosis and suicide are often alluded to but are not clearly established. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 26, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Maya Tickell-Painter, Rachel Saunders, Nicola Maayan, Vittoria Lutje, Alberto Mateo-Urdiales, Paul Garner Source Type: research

Influenza risk at Muslim pilgrimages in Iraq and Saudi Arabia
He study by Yavarian et al. [1] is a major contribution to the field of mass gathering medicine for two reasons. Firstly, this is one among the very few studies addressing respiratory diseases in Karbala pilgrims in Iraq and in Umrah pilgrims to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Secondly, the design of the study includes a control group selected from the general population of Iran to which pilgrims can be compared. A Shiite Muslim pilgrimage takes place each year in Karbala, an Iraqi city of approximately 500,000 inhabitants located 100 km south-east of the capital, Baghdad. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 26, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Philippe Gautret Source Type: research

The Hajj and Umrah: Health protection matters
Mass gatherings are events, planned or spontaneous, where the concentration of attendees could strain the planning and response resources of the community or country hosting the event. Typically mass gatherings include festivals, concerts, major sporting events, and religious or cultural occasions such as the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup, and the Hajj Pilgrimage [1]. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 23, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Dipti Patel Source Type: research

The CDC Yellow Book app 2018
Having trained formally in travel medicine at the University of Glasgow way back in 1995 –1998 the CDC Yellow Book 2018, Health Information for International Travel has been an important part of my career in a travel medicine spanning more than 20 years. Indeed, I have a number of past copies of this book published every two years, some in A4 format. When the book went to a slightly s maller size with full colour, that was a revelation and since then an app has also been available. However the one to complement the 2018 edition of the book is somewhat different in its functionality and usability. (Source: Travel Medicine...
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 23, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jane Chiodini Source Type: research

One-sixth of inpatients in a Danish infectious disease ward have imported diseases: A cross-sectional analysis
The aim of the study was to describe travel demographics and disease patterns of patients hospitalized with travel-related diseases, and assess risk factors to improve pre-travel information and post-travel diagnostics and treatment. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 21, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: F. Dam Larsen, S. Jespersen, C. Wejse, E. Petersen, C.S. Larsen Source Type: research

Sushi, ceviche and gnathostomiasis - A case report and review of imported infections
We describe a case of imported cutaneous gnathostomiasis in a Thai patient living in France. Gnathostomiasis is a zoonosis of food origin. The disease is endemic in Southeast Asia and Latin America. However, over the past 30 years, an increasing number of imported cases has been described in Europe and America. The disease is rare in Western Europe and the majority of cases described had a cutaneous clinical presentation. The disease may sometimes be confused with allergy, leading to a delay in diagnosis. (Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease)
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - October 16, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jordan Leroy, Marjorie Cornu, Anne Sophie Deleplancque, S éverine Loridant, Emmanuel Dutoit, Boualem Sendid Source Type: research